The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it.

Big-heartedness is the most essential virtue on the spiritual journey.

Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.

Step out of the circle of time and into the circle of love.

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

It took me forty years on earthTo reach this sure conclusion:There is no Heaven but clarity,No Hell except confusion.

We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

Surrender is the most difficult thing in the world while you are doing it and the easiest when it is done.

If you want others to be happy, practise compassion. If you want to be happy, practise compassion.

You can’t have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation.

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.

One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, “I love you”, “I’m sorry”, “I appreciate you”, “I’m proud of you”…whatever you’re feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it…cause a smile today for someone else…and give plenty of hugs.

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In times of uncertainty, self-doubt, anxiety, or fear we all tend to fall back to the same negative feedback loop; creating sabotaging thoughts, harming our own esteem, and blaming the external situations for our inability to achieve what we seek in life. Gabrielle Bernstein, in her Super Soul talk, outlines a 5-step method for spiritual surrender, which makes us grateful and joyful for things we have in our lives, even when we think they are working against us. Here's how you can do it →

The Universe Has Your Back

When we stop praying for what we need and start praying for what is best for everyone, we are aligned with the truth and the magnitude of our authentic power's presence. Try to send out positive vibrations for all of your loved ones while closing your eyes. You'll feel more strong right immediately, and you'll notice a difference.

Step 1: Take your wheels off through prayer. Pray for what is for the highest good for all.

We are frequently concerned with things that do not materialize in our life. We place too much emphasis on the uncontrolled, and everything feels tense. Let us, today, change our emphasis to the positive and joyful aspects of our lives. You'll notice a difference and your inner self will become more enlightened.

Step 2: Focus on what is thriving in your life.

Changing your attitude can change your actions. If we carry a negative mindset, we are letting ourselves lose out on every hidden chance that might make us better and stronger for our ambitions. Help yourself see the good even in those bad times. When you start focussing on the good even in those harsh times, the good in your life expands.

Step 3: Obstacles are detours in the right direction. 

Asking for a sign isn't about running away and losing faith in ourselves, it's about accepting the love that the Universe is always eager to provide. It is a matter of harnessing & aligning with the energy and allowing it to decide what is best for us. Consider it as a helping hand, and the greatest thing is that it is available 365*24*7.

Step 4: Ask for a sign! 

Surrendering is a process that takes time. For many of us, we become skeptical about giving control of our lives to someone else's hands. But once you start surrendering to the ultimate power, miracles will happen in your life. You'll feel at peace and ease at every step because you'll know the Universe has your back in every scenario and at any time.

Step 5: When you have surrendered, surrender some more.

Giving meaning to suffering and effort is a frequent occurrence that we have all witnessed. We try to get the greatest outcomes possible by continually working and pushing ourselves. And I've seen it for myself; it's exhilarating at first but fades after a few months. But when I began surrendering to the Universe, I saw a significant change. I became happy, prepared for the unexpected, and was ready to work without grumbling or comparing myself to others.&nbsp;

What I learned from surrendering?

The Universe loves us all, regardless of where we are in life, what we have done in the past, or where we come from. It's in the Holy Moment you surrender yourself to look at the beautiful world with love and compassion for every other soul, including yourself, and start changing yourself. Finally, I'd want to close with a quote from Mahatma Gandhi, which I find as an apt ending for the idea stack: "If you want to change the world, begin with yourself." Thank you!I appreciate your taking the time to read this.

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Many of us believe the universe sends us messages, whether we notice them or not. Gabrielle Bernstein says one of those messages for her came in the form of a turkey! Yes, a turkey! Gabrielle explains how and why the universe will always have your back. Watch exclusive #SuperSoulSessions content on http://www.SuperSoul.TV

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Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities.

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A tree has three aspects to it, which can also be compared as three aspects of human life <ol><li>Roots- Compared to our spirituality and Inner work and inner being. The most important aspect is that roots are not seen by our eyes</li><li>Trunk- Compared to our physical and emotional well-being.</li><li>Crown- Compared to our contribution to the world </li></ol>

The Tree of Life

<ul><li>A healthy tree has healthy roots, the deeper is the roots the stronger is the roots the tree stands strong in storms, the roots are not seen by our eyes.</li><li>Our achievements, success, money are seen by people, what is not seen in the eyes of people is our roots, our inner spiritual development.</li><li>We have to make our spiritual development and spiritual growth strong so that the storms of life do not get over us and do not pull us down.</li></ul>How to Develop our ROOTSThe roots are developed by connection to ourselves, connection to divinity by doing mediation, yoga, eating healthy, reading good books.

Roots

If we do not work on what is unseen it is very difficult to sustain what is seen.

<ul><li dir = "auto">The trunk can stand strong and stable only when the roots are deep and strong.</li><li dir = "auto">If roots are not strong enough then the trunk becomes dodgy and unbalanced, a cyclone can shake it sometimes even uproot it from the very core.</li></ul><ins>How to Develop</ins><ins>"</ins><ins>TRUNK=Emotional well being</ins><ins>"</ins><ol><li>By <ins>strengthening our roots.</ins></li><li>Do not give the remote control of your emotion to someone else.</li><li>Have the guts to take the control of your emotions in your own hand. If the world says good about you accept the appreciation, if they trash you it's also fine it is their opinion, it's the way they think.</li></ol>

Trunk

<ul><li>The Crown is the place where fruits, flowers, and leaf come</li><li>All these fruits, flowers, leaves are for others, the shade that the crown of the tree gives is for others.</li><li>Each of us in our own way must learn how to contribute like the crown of the tree.</li></ul>

Crown

Some people are so poor, so poor so absolutely poor that all they have is money

Watch this inspirational speech by spiritual guru and life coach sri Gaur Gopal Das prabhu ji

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The eternal truth of humanity and it's relationship with every living and non living organism in the universe.

What Do We Learn

Don't mind if someone is pointing out mistakes in your art work. Never let pride takeover you.

1. Consumed By Pride

We live a life of delusion, we think if we can get a certain something we will be happy thereafter. But this is a neverending appetite.

2. Never-ending Greed

When tough times knock at our doors, self confidence is the first one to leave out the window. Ironically, that's what we actually need the most to fight back and survive. People who consume your time, energy and focus are all around you, find them and stay as far away as possible.

3. Self Confidence, Time & Energy

When you vent anger on someone, it hurts them pain, It brings pain in their life whenever they remember you.

4. Reflection On Our Anger

The one who act's gets the best. The one who sit's thinking for a long time, get what's left. Stagnant water gets dirty overtime, river contains fresh water.

5. Work Is Worship

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We are three components BODY, MIND, SPIRIT<ul><li>BODY + MIND = EMOTIONS</li><li>SPIRIT + BODY = WORKING ENERGY</li><li>SPIRIT + MIND = SUB-CONSCIOUS</li></ul>As you see they all form a interactive ven diagram, so you may think then all three must interact at centre of diagram also....so here it is<ul><li>SPIRIT + MIND + BODY = AWARENESS (which means when we are aware, all three component work together)</li></ul>

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The answer is, that no rule of universal application can be given, as all persons do not require the same measure of sleep, and also the same persons, at different times, according to the strength or weakness of their body, may require more or less.But my decided advice, at the same time, is, that children of God would be careful not to allow themselves too little sleep.

I. How much time shall I allow myself for rest?

1. Waste of time, which is unbecoming a saint, who is bought by the precious blood of Jesus, with his time and all he has, to be used for the Lord. If we sleep more than is needful for the refreshment of the body, it is wasting the time with which the Lord has intrusted us as a talent, to be used for his glory, for our own benefit, and the benefit of the saints and the unbelievers around us.

II. But why should I rise early? Why can’t I stay longer in bed?

2. To remain too long in bed injures the body. Just as when we take too much food, we are injured thereby, so as it regards sleep. Medical persons would readily allow that the lying longer in bed than is needful for the strengthening of the body does weaken it.

To Stay In Bed Too Long Injures The Body

3. It injures the soul. The lying too long in bed not merely keeps us from giving the most precious part of the day to prayer and meditation, but this sloth leads also to many other evils. Any one need but make the experiment of spending one, two, or three hours in prayer and meditation before breakfast, either in his room, or with his Bible in his hand in the fields, and he will soon find out the beneficial effect which early rising has upon the outward and inward man.

Staying In Bed Too Long Injures The Soul

1. Commence at once, delay it not. Tomorrow begin to rise.2. But do not depend upon your own strength. This may be the reason why before this you may have begun to rise early, but have given it up. As surely as you depend upon your own strength in this matter, it will come to nothing. In every good work we depend upon the Lord, and in this thing we shall feel especially how weak we are.3. Do trust in the Lord for help. You will honor him if you expect help from him in this matter. Give yourself to prayer for help, expect help, and you will have it.

III. But how shall I set about rising early?

a. Go early to bed. If you stay up late, you cannot rise early. Let no society and no pressure of engagements keep you from going habitually early to bed. If you fail in this, you neither can nor ought to get up early, as your body requires rest. How much more important still is it to retire early and to rise early, in order to make sure of time for prayer and meditation before the business of the day commences, and to devote to those exercises that part of our time when the mind and the body are most fresh - to obtain spiritual strength for the conflict, the trials, and the work of the day.

In Addition to The Above, Use the following means:

Or procure, what is still better, an alarum, by which you may regulate almost to a minute the time when you wish to rise. Though I have very many times been awakened by the Lord, in answer to prayer, almost to the minute when I desired to rise; yet I thought it well to procure an alarum to assist me in my purpose of rising early: not indeed as if it could give the least help, without the Lord’s blessing, for I should remain in bed notwithstanding the noise of the alarum, were he not to give me grace to rise; but simply looking upon it as a means.

Let Someone Call You

c. Rise at once when you are awake. Remain not a minute longer in bed, else you are likely to fall asleep again.d. Be not discouraged by feeling drowsy and tired in consequence of your rising early. This will soon wear off. You will after a few days feel yourself stronger and fresher than when you used to lie an hour or two longer than you needed.e. Allow yourself always the same hours for sleep. Make no change except sickness oblige you.

Final Advices For Rising Early

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“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not a the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”

Art Of War In Nutshell! 

“A foolish with plan is much dangerous then a man with intelligence” by the way you have to be intelligent to lay a plan but you should understand the importance of planning. To plan good you have to be a open enough to think a number of possibilities and you’re plan should be flexible too because nothing ever goes exactly as you planned so according to circumstances you have to modify your plan too. Planning your day or even a month is a good habit too you always should plan your way to achieve your goal.

Laying Plans. 

In waging a war you must have your men with you to follow your ambitions whom you can lead to the victory. In a long come victory usually weapons grow dull, so if you want to start your business consider your capital as weapon so to wage a war in your field be sure your weapons are sharp. In order to kill the enemy our men must be roused to anger, so in order to achieve success your men should be influenced by you well. Show them the great vision of victory with your words.

Waging War. 

Plan without executing are useless making plan is simple but executing is much hard and crucial step. It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy’s one, to surround him; if five to one to attack him; if twice as numerous, to divide our army into two. If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him. Well there is a saying that a true warrior doesn’t run from a fight but a wise man do. So to execute the plan you should be familiar with conditions.

Executing Plan. 

<ol><li>Do not pursue an enemy who stimulates fight; do not attack soldier whose temper is keen </li><li>Do not swallow the bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning house. </li><li>When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a pesperate foe too hard. </li> </ol>

As I said earlier nothing exactly goes as you planned so variations are must in the plans according to the conditions. Four faults that can affect your victory: <ol><li>Recklessness, which leads to destructions. </li><li>Cowardice, which leads to capture. </li><li>A hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults. </li><li>Over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble. </li> </ol>

Variation In Tactics. 

Main context from “Art Of War” Book by Sun Tzu.

“To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not a the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” Everyone of us demands for the peace and today we are far…

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When I do not understand a passage of the word of God, I lift up my heart to the Lord, that he would be pleased, by his Holy Spirit, to instruct me, and I expect to be taught, though I do not fix the time when, and the manner how it should be; When I am going to minister in the word, I seek help from the Lord, and while I, in the consciousness of natural inability as well as utter unworthiness, begin this his service, I am not cast down, but of good cheer, because I look for his assistance, and believe that he, for his dear Son’s sake, will help me.

An Example Of Faith In Action

Do but stand still in the hour of trial, and you will see the help of God, if you trust in Him.

But there is so often a forsaking the ways of the Lord in the hour of trial, and thus the food for faith, the means whereby our faith may be increased, is lost. This leads me to the following important point. You ask, How may I, a true believer, have my faith strengthened? I. As the increase of faith is a good gift, it must come from God, and therefore he ought to be asked for this blessing.

Strenghtening Our Faith - First Step

1. If God has become known to us through prayer and meditation on his own word, this will lead us, in general at least, with a measure of confidence to rely upon Him: and thus the reading of the word of God, together with meditation on it, will be one especial means to strengthen our faith…

Practical Things - Step 2

The above step is true because His almighty power and infinite wisdom have been actually exercised in helping and delivering His people; and we will repose upon the willingness of God to help us, because we have not only learned from the Scriptures what a kind, good, merciful, gracious, and faithful being God is, but because we have also seen in the word of God, how in a great variety of instances He has proved Himself to be so.

Knowing Him More Strenghtens Our Faith

2. It is of the utmost importance that we seek to maintain an upright heart and a good conscience.Every trust or distrust cand result in increasing our faith or in decreasing our faith. Either we trust in God, and in that case we neither trust in ourselves, nor in our fellow-men, nor in circumstances, nor in anything besides; or we do trust in one or more of these, and in that case do not trust in God.

A Good Conscience

Continued the step above -> Therefore, do not knowingly and habitually indulge in those things which are contrary to the mind of God.Because in the end, all my confidence towards God, all my leaning upon Him in the hour of trial, will be gone, if I have a guilty conscience, and do not seek to put away this guilty conscience, but still continue to do things which are contrary to the mind of God.

A Gulity Conscience

3. If we, indeed, desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and, therefore, through the trial, be strengthened.The more I am in a position to be tried in faith with reference to my body, my family, my service for the Lord, my business, etc., the more shall I have opportunity of seeing God’s help and deliverance; and every fresh instance in which he helps and delivers me will tend towards the increase of my faith.

Looking At The Opportunities Where Our Faith May Be Tried

4. The last important point for the strengthening of our faith is, that we let God work for us, when the hour of the trial of our faith comes, and do not work a deliverance of our own.Yea, however weak our faith may be, God will try it; only with this restriction, that as, in every way, he leads us on gently, gradually, patiently, so also with reference to the trial of our faith. At first, our faith will be tried very little in comparison with what it may be afterwards; for God never lays more upon us than he is willing to enable us to bear.

Let God

Now, when the trial of faith comes, we are naturally inclined to distrust God, and to trust rather in ourselves, or in our friends, or in circumstances. We will rather work a deliverance of our own, somehow or other, than simply look to God and wait for His help. But if we do not patiently wait for God’s help, if we work a deliverance of our own, then at the next trial of our faith it will be thus again, we shall be again inclined to deliver ourselves; and thus, with every fresh instance of that kind, our faith will decrease;

Working With A Deliverance Of Our Own

Whilst, on the contrary, were we to stand still in order to see the salvation of God, to see his hand stretched out on our behalf, trusting in him alone, then our faith would be increased, and with every fresh case in which the hand of God is stretched out on our behalf in the hour of the trial of our faith, our faith would be increased yet more.Would the believer, therefore, have his faith strengthened, he must, especially, give time to God, who tries his faith in order to prove to His child, in the end, how willing He is to help and deliver him, the moment it is good for him.

Trusting In Him Alone

How to strenghten our faith

"Forget about getting, simply give; and I guarantee you, you will get much."

Arun Mishra on Sep 04

PAST is something that we have gone through in our lives. It is not necessary to forget the past because it is a part of our lives. Who we are today is a direct consequence of the actions we took in our past.

Never Try It

Yes I know. Most of our past hurts us. That's the nature of us. That's why most of us are trying to kick our past away from our brains. That's absurd. If it is possible to be done, you would miss the whole memory of you industrial experience too.When you force yourself to forget something, you make it to engrave more into your memories.

But It Hurts A Lot

Instead of forcing yourself to forget the past. Try to understand the nature of it. Try to realize the cause and the consequences of it. Thus the past which gave you tears will turn into a valley of blessings.As an example...You might turn back into your college life and sigh by remembering how you used to be happy with your friends. That past now give you a river of tears.But do you remember how you felt when the semester exams were hitting you hard? "I'll be happy when I become independent and a star in my industry"So, were you happy all the time back in college?

What Should Be Done?

It's not the past which makes you sad. It is the attitude you have in the present which makes you sad.Think... what if you were suffering utterly with poverty back in you childhood and now you are rich enough to drive two three cars. Now you fell happy about your present right? If that past can make you happy now, how can you tell that it is the past which makes you unhappy?It is the craving which lies within you.

It Lies With In You Right Now.

Suppose you have a Benz and you ride it on the ways amid the gazes of many people. You feel proud and happy. But you love a Ferrari more than your Benz and you see the exact car parked in the mall's car park. What would you feel?You feel sorrow. You wish if you have it. But remember the thousands of people who gazed at your car. They wished the same about your car. They too felt sorrow.Now suppose you don't like cars. You don't feel any passion about any type of a car. Then you see a Ferrari oneday which is parked in the mall's car park.Now would you feel sorrow? NO

Bonds Of Sorrow

Can you exhume the underlying common problem in all those sorrows? You have a craving about something. That craving gives you tears when you don't meet your standards and expectations about it. It is the same reason which pulls people into depression.Thus, try to realize the nature of cravings. Nothing is permenant. Even the sadness and even the happiness. You have to give up all your cravings with your death however. And if you are holding all those cravings, that would be a sorrow again.Remember... It's not yhe PAST. It's you. Try to be happy. Be mindful about the cravings.

Realize The Cravings

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